Up-and-coming band Foxygen’s new album contains significantly less mention of cute animals or scientific elements than expected, but what it does contain is some of the most refreshing indie-pop to be...
By Emily Hall, Online Arts Editor January 15, 2013
Yo La Tengo, to me, is the Coca Cola of the music scene. Since they released their first album in 1986, they have consistently been turning out music as timeless and comforting as your favorite drink,...
By Emily Hall, Online Arts Editor October 26, 2012
I went to the annual Harvest Festival at the Del Mar Fairgrounds this past weekend, and let me just say I saw some interesting gems there: every year for the festival, exhibition halls that usually house...
Spring is in the air, and so is the smell of some brand new records. Do new records have a smell? I’m not sure. Anyway, Record Store day is this Saturday. The event was conceived in 2007 to, says the...
By Emily Hall, Online Arts Editor February 3, 2012
Indie-pop sensation and avid whistler Andrew Bird is releasing his new album “Break it Yourself,” and his recently released single from it has received mixed reviews. In Bird’s previous albums, his...
By Emily Hall, Online Arts Editor January 25, 2012
The Oscar nominations were announced Monday, and it looks like it’s “Hugo”’s TIME to shine, it’s written in BLACK AND WHITE that “The Artist” is set up for a win, and it’s NAY that War...
By Emily Hall, Online Arts Editor January 20, 2012
Do you like Star Wars, video games, and spending money? If so, you should invest in the new game "Star Wars: The Old Republic." After six years in the making, the game has finally been released to the...
By Emily Hall, Online Arts Editor January 17, 2012
The Golden Globes this past Sunday were, unfortunately, peppered a little too strongly with long-winded thank you speeches and the same replayed trailers of the nominated films. Too much pepper is never...
By Emily Hall, Online Arts Editor January 12, 2012
Everyone’s favorite comedy about government employees on television, or possibly the only comedy about government employees on television, Parks and Recreation, is returning to NBC tonight. Leslie Knope...
By Emily Hall, Online Arts Editor January 11, 2012
Beyonce Knowles and her husband, Mr. Z, had their baby recently, and it’s safe to say that the name they agreed on was probably not found on babynames.com. The name, Blue Ivy, has quite the story behind...
By Emily Hall, Online Arts Editor January 10, 2012
The real Coachella lineup came out yesterday, and it luckily doesn’t involve Outkast, as indicated by an early fake lineup (I don’t mean to offend any Outkastians here [is there a name for Outkast...
Bursting back into the comedy scene, or rather, being pulled by a ten-gauge bike back onto the comedy scene after a seven year hiatus are the stars of “Napoleon Dynamite”, this time turned cartoon....
The movie “The Adventures of Tintin” was a solid winter break entertainer, full of plot twists and turns similar to those of the twists and turns of the characters in its various chase scenes – Tintin...
Seattle natives Fleet Foxes are returning to the current music scene again with a new album and multi-country tour after an almost three year break. The band’s characteristically floating, echoing vocals...
